Fordingbridge Day Nursery

Fordingbridge Day Nursery Salisbury Road, Burgate, Fordingbridge, Hants, SP6 1LX

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 24 January 2017 Not applicable

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 The leaders provide a very welcoming and stimulating environment, which fully engages children from when they first start. The warm and friendly staff create a relaxed 'home-from-home' atmosphere where each child is valued and effectively supported.  The staff have a clear understanding of their role in helping children to learn and develop through good-quality, purposeful play experiences. Children make good progress.  The leaders place a high emphasis on children's physical health and growth. For example, children relish the hot, nutritious, home-cooked meals and a forest school teacher takes the pre-school children on exciting and challenging outings to woodlands.  Very strong relationships are built with parents, who are highly praising of the nursery. Lots of information is shared by the leaders and the children's key persons about children's care and early learning. For example, information evenings are set up about

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This provision is good

the online learning journals and the move to school.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Although teaching is strong overall, some staff are more effective in their interactions with children than others and are more successful in extending children's learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 target coaching and support for individual staff more precisely to raise the quality of teaching even higher.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed and interacted with the children during play activities indoors and outdoors. She looked at the available resources and had discussions with staff.  The inspector held a meeting with the manager about the effectiveness of leadership and management, including self-evaluation methods.  The inspector spoke to some parents and took account of their views.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Safeguarding is effective. All staff receive training in child protection so they know what to do if they have concerns about children's welfare, including if they are worried about children being exposed to extreme views or behaviours. The leaders provide staff with regular training and support so they are clear on their responsibilities. For example, training has helped pre-school staff know how best to support children's literacy development. Partnerships with other professionals that share children's care are effective. They encourage a consistent approach to support children's development. Self-evaluation successfully identifies areas of strengths within the nursery and targeted plans are in place to further improve children's learning experiences. The reflection process involves staff and parents to help gain a good overview of the nursery.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

Overall, staff are skilled, well qualified and confident in their teaching. They plan fun and engaging activities that successfully cover all areas and take account of children's interests, abilities and next learning stage. Staff in the baby room are particularly in tune to their learning needs. For example, they provide sand, rice and oats on a low tray for babies to get in and explore with their fingers and feet. They constantly provide playful interactions often using a 'sing-song' voice to help promote early speaking skills. Older children busy themselves in self-chosen activities, such as playing imaginatively with a friend in the den. Leaders carefully track and monitor children's progress. They ensure that staff identify, and quickly plan for, children who may need additional support.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children behave well. They learn to be kind and courteous from the staff who are positive role models. Younger children approach staff happily for comfort and reassurance, and receive plenty of individual adult attention from their key person. Warm relationships between all children and staff help to ensure that children are confident and happy. The space, indoors and outdoors, is well organised, bright and full of stimulating play resources. Children learn about the different needs of others, the community where they live and families in the wider world. They learn to take managed risks in outdoor play.

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Outcomes for children are good

Children gain skills that prepare them well for their future, including their move to school. They are motivated and persevere at their chosen activities, such as cutting out pictures using scissors. They are confident communicators and enjoy songs, rhymes, books and stories. For example, toddlers excitedly choose favourite songs, listen well to the adults and join in enthusiastically with the actions. Children enjoy imaginative activities that help them learn to write their names, such as using their fingers to make marks in flour.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY480309 Local authority Hampshire Inspection number 986142 Type of provision Full-time provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 8 Total number of places 80 Number of children on roll 102 Name of registered person Fordingbridge Day Nursery Limited

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reference number

Date of previous inspection Not applicable Telephone number 01425 656060

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Fordingbridge Day Nursery registered in 2014. It is situated on the outskirts of the town of Fordingbridge in Hampshire. The owners also have another nursery in the local area. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for children aged two, three and four years. The nursery is open from 7am to 7pm each weekday, all year around. The provider employs 16 staff, two of whom hold a degree in early years, one has a foundation degree and all other staff are qualified to level 3 or level 2.

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This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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